I think it is a robot who administers this, not a real admin
Political Bias by the Admins? Profile Pic Removed
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Apr 23, 2020
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ScrantonStrangIer wrote:
I think it is a robot who administers this, not a real admin
I've had the same avatar for over a year, if it suddenly gets flagged as offensive you would think that would merit a human review.
Apr 23, 2020
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Difster wrote:
ScrantonStrangIer wrote:
I think it is a robot who administers this, not a real admin
I've had the same avatar for over a year, if it suddenly gets flagged as offensive you would think that would merit a human review.
It may be a new person that got a little overzealous. It's also possible there has been a change in policy, but my guess they took the no-politics too literally.
Apr 23, 2020
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Martin_Stahl wrote:
Difster wrote:
ScrantonStrangIer wrote:
I think it is a robot who administers this, not a real admin
I've had the same avatar for over a year, if it suddenly gets flagged as offensive you would think that would merit a human review.
It may be a new person that got a little overzealous. It's also possible there has been a change in policy, but my guess they took the no-politics too literally.
No such policy exists for profile pictures though.
Apr 23, 2020
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There are some historical avatars that are not allowed, but I'm not aware of a change in status when it comes to political figures as avatars.
Of ALL the avatars in the universe that you could of chosed......why in the world would you want to be associated with Trump?
Apr 23, 2020
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RonaldJosephCote wrote:
Of ALL the avatars in the universe that you could of chosed......why in the world would you want to be associated with Trump?
That's not even close to being the issue here.
Martin_Stahl wrote:
There are some historical avatars that are not allowed, but I'm not aware of a change in status when it comes to political figures as avatars.
Who? I am probably one.
If THAT's not the issue then why was this thread started.?
Apr 23, 2020
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RonaldJosephCote wrote:
If THAT's not the issue then why was this thread started.?
The issue is that the avatar was removed and wasn't in violation of the rules. WHY I had it is not the issue.
Kindly tell me which of these rules my avatar violated.
Community Conduct Policy
- Be kind, helpful, and forgiving
- Do not abuse, attack, threaten, discriminate, or mistreat other members in any way
- Do not hijack threads, troll, or post distracting or meaningless content
- Do not post spam, advertisements, or copy/paste comments and messages
- Do not excessively promote your club
- Do not publicly debate religious or political topics
- Do not post obscene or pornographic content
- Do not discuss illegal activities
- Do not open more than one account
#2.....do not abuse or mistreat other members in any way..... Some members get nauseous at the mere sight or mention of Trump.
Apr 23, 2020
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RonaldJosephCote wrote:
#2.....do not abuse or mistreat other members in any way..... Some members get nauseous at the mere sight or mention of Trump.
That does not meet any standard of abuse and you know it. If they don't like it, they can block me. It doesn't violate the rules.
Apr 23, 2020
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RonaldJosephCote wrote:
If THAT's not the issue then why was this thread started.?
Hey Ronald, Difster is obviously an avid support and wants the world to know it. He is upset an Admin has separated him from his beloved hero. I appreciate Trump supporters being up front by using a Trump icon. One picture being worth a 1,000 words, it speaks volumes of that person and serves as a warning (to me). 
" It doesn't violate the rules". Well evidently Staff doesn't agree with you. BRAVO!
Apr 23, 2020
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m_connors wrote:
RonaldJosephCote wrote:
If THAT's not the issue then why was this thread started.?
Hey Ronald, Difster is obviously an avid support and wants the world to know it. He is upset an Admin has separated him from his beloved hero. I appreciate Trump supporters being up front by using a Trump icon. One picture being worth a 1,000 words, it speaks volumes of that person and serves as a warning (to me).
And no one is forcing you to play a game against me.
Apr 23, 2020
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#18
RonaldJosephCote wrote:
Well evidently Staff doesn't agree with you. BRAVO!
I'm a paying customer and they're censoring me without cause. I have a legitimate complaint.
Apr 23, 2020
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ChessieSystem101 wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
There are some historical avatars that are not allowed, but I'm not aware of a change in status when it comes to political figures as avatars.
Who? I am probably one.
I don't think so. Rommel was well respected by senior Allied officers and was part of the plot trying to free Germany from Hitler. He was forced to commit suicide to spare his family from the Nazis (and Hitler from embarrassment).
I would guess more than half of the people on this site don't recognize your avatar . . .
I got a warning today in my message from Support about "abuse" and that I would be muted or have my account closed if there are further incidents. Here's the thing though, I have not done that at all.
And immediately after replying to that message, I noticed that my avatar was missing. I've included the avatar that was removed below. I realize that some people are offended at the mere sight or mention of Donald Trump but such an image certainly doesn't meet the "offensive image" definition in the Terms of Service.
Why was this removed? Why are FALSE REPORTS affecting my account?
Could an admin please explain why this picture was removed as my profile pic?
What happened is that a bunch of people that can't abide a mere image of Donald Trump decided to report the image in order to try to get it removed and it seems that an admin or moderator was more than happy to oblige.